A carpet moth infestation can be a costly problem as it can cause serious and often irreperable damage to carpets rugs and other soft furnishings in the home.
Carpet moths what do they eat.
They hatch within a few weeks of being laid.
Robert child and david pinniger two of the uk s foremost experts on pest management in the historic environment investigate carpet beetles and clothes moths considering the life cycles of these insect pests.
They become a matter of attention after coming into our houses to live with us.
After all they are called clothes moths.
Since they are small we do not recognize carpet moths outside our houses.
Clothes moth larvae eat keratin proteins found in hair and skin.
How to get rid of carpet moths naturally.
Where do carpet moths come from.
When they first hatch they re only a millimetre long and they burrow into your clothes so you don.
The types of damage they cause.
This is why they have a taste for high quality natural.
If you don t have silk or wool carpets in your home there s still a chance you will get moths.
And how to prevent monitor and treat infestations by these species in line with the legal requirements of the eu biocides.
Carpet moth larvae eat keratin found in natural fibers like wool.
Moths don t eat clothes.
Easy steps to remove carpet moths from your home.
Getting rid of carpet moths asap is your first priority once you ve spotted these signs.
Turn down the heating.
Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth.
They can do some serious damage if you don t get on top of the infestation.
Clothes moths will do a lot of damage to your favourite cashmere sweaters but they love to breed in your carpets and eat away at that as well.
Clothes moth grubs like a dirty diet.
The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden color and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few smaller indistinct black spots.
Although they can fly into homes through doors or windows moths usually get indoors with infested food products or fabrics.
Carpet moths often start life as the offspring of clothes moths that have nested in your carpets.
The carpet moth is a common household textile pest.
Carpet moths and their larvae like warm humid environments.
The larvae of carpet moths eat the keratin proteins found in skin and hair.
Carpet moth larvae feed predominately on keratin found in natural fibres such as wool and so can live on any carpet with some wool content.
So they have a strong attraction to fur silk wool and other high quality and natural materials.
Signs that they are present.
